German ship fights climate change with high-tech kite

"The 132 meter (433 ft) long MV "Beluga SkySails" will make its maiden voyage in January across the Atlantic to Venezuela, up to Boston and back to Europe. It will be pulled by a giant computer-guided 500,000-euro ($725,000) kite tethered to a 15-metre high mast."

http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL1548100520071217